During the presentation, your group must address the the questions about content and research listed below. While you may not have time to cover them all during the presentation, you should work with all of them as you work together to prepare your presentation.
We'll be looking for your work on these questions and prompts in your Wiki discussions.
The presentation should meaningfully integrate a 1-2 minute clip from the video. The TED video player allows you to scroll to a precise point in the video without waiting for the video to fully load.
Questions about content:
Who is the presenter?Why should we trust him/her?
Identify the issue and describe its context. Why is it important? Why should we care?
What philosophy or worldview informs and supports the presenter?
How does the issue connect to your education and experience?
What statistic, anecdote, and/or image do you find most compelling? Why?
What does this video make you wonder about?
How does the video inspire you? How does it make you think about your plans for the future?
How could the information from this video lead to making the world a better place?
What one thing could you do, this week, to make a positive difference in this area?
How does the Glenbrook Academy of International Studies help prepare you for the future? How could the Academy serve you better?
Additional research:
Identify and research a particular claim made by the presenter that intrigues you.
Identify and research a problem raised in the presentation.
State a question raised by the presenter or implied by the presentation and research some answers.
Research opposing views to the presenter's philosophy or work.
State and research a question you'd like to ask the presenter.
If your talk took place over a year ago, research any new developments.
We'll be looking for your work on these questions and prompts in your Wiki discussions.
The presentation should meaningfully integrate a 1-2 minute clip from the video. The TED video player allows you to scroll to a precise point in the video without waiting for the video to fully load.
Questions about content:
Who is the presenter? Why should we trust him/her?
Identify the issue and describe its context. Why is it important? Why should we care?
What philosophy or worldview informs and supports the presenter?
How does the issue connect to your education and experience?
What statistic, anecdote, and/or image do you find most compelling? Why?
What does this video make you wonder about?
How does the video inspire you? How does it make you think about your plans for the future?
How could the information from this video lead to making the world a better place?
What one thing could you do, this week, to make a positive difference in this area?
How does the Glenbrook Academy of International Studies help prepare you for the future? How could the Academy serve you better?
Additional research:
Identify and research a particular claim made by the presenter that intrigues you.
Identify and research a problem raised in the presentation.
State a question raised by the presenter or implied by the presentation and research some answers.
Research opposing views to the presenter's philosophy or work.
State and research a question you'd like to ask the presenter.
If your talk took place over a year ago, research any new developments.